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Evaluating Middle School English Language Learners’ Science And Literacy Proficiency, Yasemin Ozkaya
Evaluating Middle School English Language Learners’ Science And Literacy Proficiency, Yasemin Ozkaya
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The academic success and English proficiency of ELL students are receiving more attention as a result of the growing number of ELL students and the demand for accountability and assessment in education. It is widely accepted that ELL students struggle on state standardized tests because they lack the cognitive academic language abilities needed to succeed on extensive subject evaluations (Thakkar, 2013). According to Abedi and Dietel, ELLs' academic performance lags behind that of other segments of population, and the attainment gap reduces only slightly over time (2004).
The NWEA archival data of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who attended …